Yet another animal with a beer habit has wreaked havoc on a local community.
Last week, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) responded to a call in Indianapolis’ Irongate neighborhood regarding a beer-drinking monkey “on the loose.” The IMPD posted on X (formerly Twitter) warning civilians of the primate’s presence and reports of minor injuries inflicted by the monkey. While it was not immediately known where the patas monkey had come from, authorities were able to gather that the escaped pet, named Momo, was owned by a local man.
IMPD is assisting @INDYACS with a monkey on the loose near 500 Ironridge Ct (south of E Washington St and S Mitthoefer Rd).
There are reports of minor injuries from the monkey but we can’t confirm it is from bites.
(Actual monkey pictured). pic.twitter.com/dznheMKihY
— IMPD (@IMPDnews) October 4, 2023
Officers arrived on the scene around 6:30 p.m. local time last Wednesday evening where they were told by residents nearby that Momo had been seen drinking beer found in their trash cans and scaring several civilians. Bonnie Wright, an Indianapolis local, told CBS 4 WTTV that Momo ran up to her garage and pinned her against the door. She added that she then “had to take a stool and put it between [her] and the monkey to kind of dodge the monkey away until [she] got into the house.”
Despite the scare and widespread search for Momo, the IMPD was unable to successfully locate the monkey that night and
